Elevator replacement trapped 90-year-old wheelchair user in Hässleholm for 3 weeks

A 90-year-old wheelchair user was trapped in his fourth-floor apartment for three weeks during a heatwave because his landlord replaced the elevator, leaving him unable to leave. Per-Inge Dahlkvist, of Hässleholm, said he felt imprisoned and contemplated jumping. After local media reported his ordeal, landlord Hässlehem provided an air conditioner, and home-care staff used a stair climber to get him outside. Hässlehem said Dahlkvist never contacted it about needing special measures, despite a year of advance notice. The elevator was scheduled to be ready on August 7.